The Ocean Modeling Laboratory (LABMON) was created in 1990 as one fo the pioneer research centers in Brazil dedicated to observations and the development and use of state-of-art ocean general circulation models (OGCMs) for the study of ocean circulation and processes in spatial scale ranging from estuarine to planetary. Research conducted at LABMON includes problems associated with the role of the ocean in the climate system, physical and biogeochemical processes in coastal and estuarine regions, and the development of operational models for ocean forecast, with data assimilation. LABMON is a Research Group certified by the Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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Projects INCT-MC ATLAS-B IBAS SACC REMO Network PIRATA CALSA IAI-CRN047 SACC CRN-2

Ocean Forecast A hierarchy of numerical models are used for forecasting and studying physical and biogeochemical processes in oceanic, coastal and estuarine zones.

Publications Results of the scientific research at Labom are published mainly in high impact journals

LABMON is primarily dedicated to basic research. Our projects deal mainly with the understanding of the ocean circulation and other physical processes in the ocean, and their role in the climate system. The applied research, such as the development and use of operational forecast system is of great importance for the oil industry, oceans operation, navigation safety, search and rescue, coastal management, tourism,etc.